diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index fc9bb3b..244dee6 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 			`--canned_fs_config ${canned_fs_config} ` +
 			`--include_build_info ` +
 			`--payload_type image ` +
+			`--apex_version ${apex_version} ` +
 			`--key ${key} ${opt_flags} ${image_dir} ${out} `,
 		CommandDeps: []string{"${apexer}", "${avbtool}", "${e2fsdroid}", "${merge_zips}",
 			"${mke2fs}", "${resize2fs}", "${sefcontext_compile}", "${make_f2fs}", "${sload_f2fs}", "${make_erofs}",
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
 		Rspfile:        "${out}.copy_commands",
 		RspfileContent: "${copy_commands}",
 		Description:    "APEX ${image_dir} => ${out}",
-	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "file_contexts", "canned_fs_config", "key", "opt_flags", "manifest", "payload_fs_type")
+	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "file_contexts", "canned_fs_config", "key", "opt_flags", "manifest", "payload_fs_type", "apex_version")
 
 	zipApexRule = pctx.StaticRule("zipApexRule", blueprint.RuleParams{
 		Command: `rm -rf ${image_dir} && mkdir -p ${image_dir} && ` +
@@ -122,12 +123,13 @@
 			`APEXER_TOOL_PATH=${tool_path} ` +
 			`${apexer} --force --manifest ${manifest} ` +
 			`--payload_type zip ` +
+			`--apex_version ${apex_version} ` +
 			`${image_dir} ${out} `,
 		CommandDeps:    []string{"${apexer}", "${merge_zips}", "${soong_zip}", "${zipalign}", "${aapt2}"},
 		Rspfile:        "${out}.copy_commands",
 		RspfileContent: "${copy_commands}",
 		Description:    "ZipAPEX ${image_dir} => ${out}",
-	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "manifest")
+	}, "tool_path", "image_dir", "copy_commands", "manifest", "apex_version")
 
 	apexProtoConvertRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("apexProtoConvertRule",
 		blueprint.RuleParams{
@@ -655,8 +657,6 @@
 			optFlags = append(optFlags, "--manifest_json "+a.manifestJsonOut.String())
 		}
 
-		optFlags = append(optFlags, "--apex_version "+defaultManifestVersion)
-
 		optFlags = append(optFlags, "--payload_fs_type "+a.payloadFsType.string())
 
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@
 				"file_contexts":    fileContexts.String(),
 				"canned_fs_config": cannedFsConfig.String(),
 				"key":              a.privateKeyFile.String(),
+				"apex_version":     defaultManifestVersion,
 				"opt_flags":        strings.Join(optFlags, " "),
 			},
 		})
@@ -768,6 +769,7 @@
 				"image_dir":     imageDir.String(),
 				"copy_commands": strings.Join(copyCommands, " && "),
 				"manifest":      a.manifestPbOut.String(),
+				"apex_version":  defaultManifestVersion,
 			},
 		})
 	}